Combination pen and brush



WR. PENSCHUC'K. COMBINATION PEN AND BRUSH.

l APPLICATION FILED JUNE Io. I92o. V1,393,960. Patented 006. 18, 192L 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

W. R. PENSCHU'CK. COMBINATION PEN AND BRUSH.

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1,393,960, Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

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UNITED ASTATES PATENT y' OFFICE.

WILLIAM R. PENSCHUCK, 0F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

COMBINATION PEN AND BRUSH.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. PEN- SCHUCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combination Pens and Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists generally in providing a combination pen and brush that is especially adapted for use by card writers.

The object of my invention is to provide in a device of this kind an improved reservoir adapted to efficiently supply either paint or ink automatically to a brush or pen.

Another object is to provide means for regulating the rate of flow of paint or ink to the brush or pen.

A further object is to provide in a device o-f this class I'neans for quickly changing from a uid of one color to a fluid of a olifferent color.

Another object is to provide in such a device a1 casing in which either a pen or a brush may be used interchangeably.

Referringto the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device with thek brush attached; Fi 2 is a plan View with the pe-n attached; ig. 3 is a section through the air valve taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view partially in section of the interchangeable paint or ink container; Fig. 5 isa section taken through the pen on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a section of the brush taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. l; Fig. 7 is a plan view of one of the separable halves of the pen; Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 8--8 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 9 isa section taken on the line 9--9 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings I have' used the numeral 1 to indicate the outer casing or barrel of my device, 2 the valve lever, 3 the valve lever sleeve, 4 the paint or ink container. 5 the nipple, 6 the brush and 7 the pen ferrule.

The barrel 1 is a cylindrical tube with two slots 8 in its longitudinal surfaces. A valve housing 9 has a neck 9a which extends into and closes the upper end (when in use) of the barrel 1.

A valve screw 10 having an axial air passage `11 in its inner end isscrewed intoya tapped hole in one side of the housing 9 and a rectangular opening 12 extends through said housing at right angles to the axis of the screw 10 to permit air to reach the pas- Specication of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 18, 192L- Application filed June 10,

1920. Serial No. 387,871.

sage 11. An annular groove 13 in the screw 10 has an opening into the passage 1l and connects with another passage 14 leading to the lower end of the neck 9a of the valve houslng 9. The neck 9aL is formed with an externally threaded portion 9b which is adapted to engage the internally threaded end 4a of the container 4 (Fig. 4). The houslng 9 is perforated opposite the screw 10 to receive the valve stopper 15.

The sleeve 3 is connected to the valve houslng 9 by small rivets 16 which pass through .ears 17 formed qu said sleeve and two projections 18 made integral with `the sleeve 3 form supports for the valve lever 2. An ear 3a (Fig. 3) formed on the end of said sleeve adjacent to the housing 9 is drilled at 3b to engage one end of a spring 19.

'Ihe lever 2 consists of a thin metallic strip which is bent to form an angle and has ianges 2% and 2b at its opposite ends. Said lever 2 is pivotally mounted on a pin 2() which passes through the flange 2a on said lever and through perforations in the projections 18 of the sleeve 3. The end of the lever 2 adjacent to the :housing 9 has the stopper 15 pivotally mounted thereon by means of a pin 15a.

The spring 19 is engaged at one end by the ear 3a of the sleeve 3, passes around the pin 20 and engages the under side of the lever 2 in a manner to hold the stopper 15 against the inner end of the screw `10 thereby holding the valve closed. A lock comprising a cam 21 mounted between the flanges 2a of the lever 2 on a bent pin 22 is provided to hold the air valve closed when the device is not in use.` The cam 21 is rigidly mounted on the pin-22 and is formed to engage the opposing surfaces of the sleeve 3 and spring 19 when in the locked or full line position (Fig. 3). One end of the pin 22 is bent to form a lever to move the cam 21 to either of the full or dotted line positions shown in Fig. 3.

The ink or paint container 4 (Fig. 4) when not in use is closed at one end by a plug 23 and at the otherend by a cap 24. The end closed by the plug 23 is threaded internally at 4a and th`e opposite end is threaded externally at 4b. A screen 25 of fine wire is secured in the bore of the container 4 near the internally threaded end 4B. When in use the plug 23 and cap 24 are removed and the tube 4 is placed within the barrel l, the end 4al engaging the threaded neck 9" from the pad 28 to the the cap 24 removed and 9 and container 4.

and the end 4b engaging threads in the nipple 5.

The nipple 5, shown in section in Fig. 5, is mounted on the end of the barrel 1 opposite to the valvel housing 9 (the lower end when in use) and has an axial bore to receive a stud 26a on the pen shank 26 or a stud 27a on the brush shank 27.

The pen shank 26 and brush shank 27 are interchangeable in the nipple 5 and their studs 26a and 27a are supplied to make a snug fit in thebore of said nipple. The shanks 26 and 27 are drilled axially at 26b and 27b to form a passage for liquid to the pen 7 and brush 6 respectively and are made in separate halves as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 to facilitate cleaning. The halves of the pen shank 26 are held together by the pen ferrule 7 (Fig. 8) which forms a sleeve about the body 26 and felt pads 28. The pads 28 are secured in a suitable manner to opposite inner surfaces of the pen 7.and are compressed whensaid pen is placed over the shank 26. A tongue 29 (Figs. 5, 7 and 8) is secured to one of the halves of the body 26 (Fig. 7) by small rivets 30 and a central slot 31 (Fig. 7) in said tongue allows liquid to pass from the bore 26b down to the point of the tongue where it makes contact with the felt pads 28. The pen point 7a extends beyond the pads 28 and is slotted in the usual manner. lA small spring clip 33 (Fig. 5) is placedon theside of the pen 7 opposite to the point' 7. between the pad 28 and the inner surface of the 'pen 7 to direct liquid point 7a of the pen 7. The halves of the brush shank 27 are held together by a conical sleeve 34 (Figs6 and 9) which screws on a threaded portion 27 of said shank I27. A conical felt pad 35 is secured to the shank 27 and is compressed between the outer surface of said shank and theinner surface of the conical ferrule 34. The bristles'of the brush 6 arefmounted in a sleeve 36 the end 37 ofiwhich is bifurcated and flattened. The bifurcated ends 37 straddle the central bore 27b and are secured by small rivets 38 to one of the halves of the shank 27, in a manner to form a guide for liquid from said central bore to the bristles of the brush 6.

A plurality of containers 4 are filled with paint or ink of various colors. In use the 'plug 23 is removed from the container and the nipple 5 together with the pen shank 26 or brush shank 27 being removed from the barrel 1, the threaded end 4a of the tubel 4 is screwed on the threaded neck 9b making an air tight joint between the valve housing The container 4 is now grasped through the slots 8 in the barrel 1, the nipple 5 screwed to the end 4". The pen or brush may now be' inserted in the nipple 5.4 l

To prepare to paint. with the brush or `valve screw 10 and allows air to pass through the passages 1l and 14 to the upper end of the container 4. Now assuming that the pen is in use the liquid will flowY from the lower end of said container through the axial bore 26b to the tongue 29 and will follow down said tongue in the slot 31 to the felt pads 28. From the pads 28 liquid will pass to the point 7? of the pen overrthe inner surfaces of the pen 7 and` clip 33. "If the brush is in use liquid will flow down the bore 27b to the bifurcated ends 37 then to the pad 35, from said pad to the outer surface of the sleeve 36 and thence to the bristlesof the brush 6. When suiiicientfluid has passed to the pen or brush the lever 2 is' released thus stopping the air valve. The air pressure now prevents more liquid from flowing to the pen or brush. The porous pads 35 and 38 of the brush and pen respectively, will hold sufiicient liquid to paint or draw for a time and it is only necessary to again depress the lever 2 when more liquid is desired at the point of the pen or brush. Thus the rate of flow may be easily regulated. The screen 25 in the container 4 is provided to prevent solid particles of paint or ink from entering and clogging the air passage 14. 1.

The slots 8 in the barrel l, in addition to permitting the container to be gripped for attaching the nipple 5, lafford an opening through which the container 4 may be seen. As `containers are colored externally like their contents they mav be distinguished one from another while in use through said slots. To change from one color to another it is only necessary to remove the nipple 5 and substitute one container 4 for another. The Shanks 26 and 27 of the pen and brush respectively being made in two parts permit the passages -26b a'nd.27b to be cleaned as often as it is necessary.

Having described myv invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: Y

1. In a device of the class described, a cylindrical barrel, a nipple adapted to receive a pen or brush mounted on one end of said barrel, an air valve in the opposite end of said barrel, a spring to hold said valvel cylindrical barrel, a container for liquid within said barrel, a nipple mounted on one end of said barrel, and adapted to receive a brush or a pen arranged to be inserted in said nipple and means for allowing liquid to flow from said container to said brush or pen, comprising a` valve housing mounted in the end of said barrel7 a screw in said housing, air passages in said screw and housing, a lever mounted on said barrel adjacent to said housing, a stopper arranged to be actuated by said lever to. close said air passages and a spring to hold said valve in closed position.

3. In a device of the class described, a cylindrical barrel, a container for liquid within said barrel. a nipple mounted on one end of said barrel, and adapted to receive a brush or a pen arranged to be interchangeably inserted in said nipple, means for allowing liquid to flow from said container to said brush or pen comprising, a manually operated air valve mounted on the end of said barrel opposite said nipple and means for locking said air valve in closed position comprising a cam mounted on said barrel and means for rotating said cam.

4. In a device of the class described a cylindrical barrel, a nipple mounted on the lower end of said barrel, a two part shank arranged to be inserted in said nipple and adapted to receive a brush provided with a ferrule, porous pads between said shank and ferrule anda manually operated air valve mounted on the upper end of said barrel.

5. In a device of the class described a cylindrical barrel, a nipple mounted on the lower end of said barrel, a two part shank arranged to be inserted in said nipple, an axial passage for liquid in said shank, a ferrule to hold the halves of said shank together, a porous pad between said ferrule and shank, means for applying pigment mounted on the lower end of said shank and a manually operated air valve mounted on the upper end of said barrel.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name to this specification..

WILLIAM R. PENSCHUCK. 

